Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler SIGNED! [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING] 2001

Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler [DIRK PITT #16] FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING [2001] G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS *Title pages has been signed and inscribed by author Clive Cussler.  Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.   Like new.  Dust jacket housed in protective brodart jacket.  Marine explorer Dirk Pitt must rely on the nautical lore of Jules Verne to stop a ruthless oil baron with his sights set on political power in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series.In the middle of its maiden voyage, a luxury cruise ship using revolutionary new engines suddenly catches fire and sinks. Its alarms stay silent; its sprinkler system remains inactive. Nearby NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt notices smoke and races to the rescue. He's too late to save the engineer behind the ship's new technology, but helps the man's daughter, Kelly Egan, escape with her father's work in a leather briefcase.While Ms. Egan strives to uncover the hidden value in her father's inventions, Pitt is h